María Juana is a town in the

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of Santa Fe, Argentina, located 125 km from the provincial capital ( Santa Fe) and 210 km from the province's largest city,

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...

. It has a population of about 5,000. The main economic activity in the area is the production of milk and derivative dairy products, but María Juana also produces and exports

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, and industrial products. Populated mainly by descendants from Italian immigrants, María Juana has two elementary schools and three high schools. It has had a cable television system (''Cable-Hogar María Juana'') since the early 1990s; and multi-award-winning Radio María Juana FM 101.9, founded in 1978, one of the few alternative radio stations in Argentina that broadcasts worldwide through internet streaming.

Notable natives

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anchor.

External links

RadioMariaJuana.com
(in Spanish) Populated places in Santa Fe Province {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub